{"id":50850,"date":"2024-07-29T01:15:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/moving-with-speed-through-automation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T01:15:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:15:14","slug":"moving-with-speed-through-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/moving-with-speed-through-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving With Speed Through Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Moving With Speed Through Automation<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli laid out nine space acquisition tenets in October 2022, stating at that year\u2019s TechCrunch in Los Angeles, \u201cI think the threats against our systems by both Russia and China right now are too great.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With the importance of space to everyday civilian and military life, the U.S. is focused on resiliency and diversification \u2013 diversification of orbits and proliferation of satellites. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2WqRYnXuTqSHSbu1zkur_VS_080124_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2WqRYnXuTqSHSbu1zkur_VS_080124_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2WqRYnXuTqSHSbu1zkur_VS_080124_DGTL_1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2WqRYnXuTqSHSbu1zkur_VS_080124_DGTL_1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2WqRYnXuTqSHSbu1zkur_VS_080124_DGTL_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the August 2024 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Space acquisition is focused on speed to delivery, but not just that. They\u2019re also seeking high-performance systems for high-stakes critical missions like missile warning and tracking, tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, tactically responsive space and space domain awareness. <\/p>\n<p>Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, was founded for this very reason, well before small sats were considered a viable option to support national security space missions. Meeting rapid delivery timelines is simply part of the company\u2019s DNA, and there are several enabling factors, including onboard processing, common core components and active production lines. <\/p>\n<p>Underscoring these factors is automation through software and an assembly-line production approach.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_3b1090471fff907526ba862b7a31bdbc_6a6942a99a947;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_3b1090471fff907526ba862b7a31bdbc_6a6942a99a947 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/digital-issue-tech-focus-report', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1777400494768-0-6a6942a99a948').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1777400494768-0-6a6942a99a948'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sDmBVKoOQ7u3gNe7dp4q_Interior_Photo-scaled.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Onboard Processing<\/h3>\n<p>To support a tactical response, operators and decision-makers not only need to access data, they also need to rapidly make sense of the many terabytes of data coming in. Onboard processing, enabled by software to function automatically, makes sense of the data at the point of collection \u2013 the satellite. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just what Millennium Space Systems is doing with FOO Fighter, which will demonstrate advanced missile defense capability by incorporating fire control-quality sensors into a prototype constellation. This will enable the high-fidelity tracking of targets and will provide pinpoint coordinates to warfighters or weapon systems on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Onboard processing enables the ability to rapidly send only the information needed to the right decision-maker when they need it. The company can do this because of a flexible processing platform based on work done with other programs and internal funding. <\/p>\n<h3>Common Core Components<\/h3>\n<p>Millennium Space Systems is 80 percent vertically integrated, which allows the company to prioritize program needs. But, critical to the company\u2019s vertical integration is its 25+ common core components that make up a satellite. <\/p>\n<p>The company can build these mature, modular, open-system architecture components at a fast rate because of an active production line and continuous improvements such as workforce training, digital tools and automated testing. And because these common core components were deliberately designed to support different orbits and missions, the company can move with speed, no matter the program.  <\/p>\n<p>These common core components go through recurring innovation, many of which are now on third, fourth and fifth-generation development cycles.<\/p>\n<h3>Active Production Lines<\/h3>\n<p>Along with common core components, Millennium Space Systems has several active production lines of spacecraft for multiple missions. The company\u2019s ALTAIR small sat bus takes advantage of the investments made over the last decade. It\u2019s flexible and can support different missions and orbits. <\/p>\n<p>Active production lines also allow Millennium Space Systems to support Tactically Responsive Space missions, like VICTUS NOX. The team was able to pull a bus from an active production line and modify it for a different mission and orbit in just eight months. <\/p>\n<p>No matter what the approach or level of automation, what\u2019s important is how quickly industry can deliver high-performance constellations in support of national security space missions. <\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Learn more about Millennium Space Systems<\/em><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404611:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TNkfNxtkSRq5ND0gGrJG_VS_080124_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TNkfNxtkSRq5ND0gGrJG_VS_080124_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TNkfNxtkSRq5ND0gGrJG_VS_080124_DGTL_2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TNkfNxtkSRq5ND0gGrJG_VS_080124_DGTL_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TNkfNxtkSRq5ND0gGrJG_VS_080124_DGTL_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2024<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404617:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8t25AQ0iQHit04JAkEph_VS_080124_DGTL_4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8t25AQ0iQHit04JAkEph_VS_080124_DGTL_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8t25AQ0iQHit04JAkEph_VS_080124_DGTL_4-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8t25AQ0iQHit04JAkEph_VS_080124_DGTL_4-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8t25AQ0iQHit04JAkEph_VS_080124_DGTL_4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tAerospacelab Scales Its Vision of Manufacturing: Interview With CEO Beno\u00eet Deper<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404640:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MjwS7tfySP22asnVkY9S_VS_080124_DGTL_9-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MjwS7tfySP22asnVkY9S_VS_080124_DGTL_9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MjwS7tfySP22asnVkY9S_VS_080124_DGTL_9-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MjwS7tfySP22asnVkY9S_VS_080124_DGTL_9-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MjwS7tfySP22asnVkY9S_VS_080124_DGTL_9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tEnabling More Resilient and Sustainable Space Missions with VLEO Platforms<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404653:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vw1aJtTT1Cy7xTEhoVKg_VS_080124_DGTL_8-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vw1aJtTT1Cy7xTEhoVKg_VS_080124_DGTL_8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vw1aJtTT1Cy7xTEhoVKg_VS_080124_DGTL_8-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vw1aJtTT1Cy7xTEhoVKg_VS_080124_DGTL_8-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vw1aJtTT1Cy7xTEhoVKg_VS_080124_DGTL_8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tFEEP: Field Emission Electric Propulsion<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404656:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eLei40S6R1K1pEL7oWY5_ED_Note-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eLei40S6R1K1pEL7oWY5_ED_Note-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eLei40S6R1K1pEL7oWY5_ED_Note-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eLei40S6R1K1pEL7oWY5_ED_Note-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eLei40S6R1K1pEL7oWY5_ED_Note.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tPutting a Spotlight on the Work of Young Professionals<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404630:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miwh2sE2TtedUrJUSHl9_Starship_s_fourth_flight_test-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miwh2sE2TtedUrJUSHl9_Starship_s_fourth_flight_test-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miwh2sE2TtedUrJUSHl9_Starship_s_fourth_flight_test-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miwh2sE2TtedUrJUSHl9_Starship_s_fourth_flight_test-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miwh2sE2TtedUrJUSHl9_Starship_s_fourth_flight_test.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tStarship: VCs Get Ready for the Next Big Opportunity in Space<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404626:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z77pO4iWSYqgos9S10wB_VS_080124_DGTL_6-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z77pO4iWSYqgos9S10wB_VS_080124_DGTL_6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z77pO4iWSYqgos9S10wB_VS_080124_DGTL_6-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z77pO4iWSYqgos9S10wB_VS_080124_DGTL_6-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Z77pO4iWSYqgos9S10wB_VS_080124_DGTL_6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tSummer Blockbusters: Industry Leaders Rank Their Favorite Space Movies<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404633:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n9NrEYpKQc2ocY8GH95J_Via_Satellite_AI_photo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n9NrEYpKQc2ocY8GH95J_Via_Satellite_AI_photo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n9NrEYpKQc2ocY8GH95J_Via_Satellite_AI_photo-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n9NrEYpKQc2ocY8GH95J_Via_Satellite_AI_photo-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n9NrEYpKQc2ocY8GH95J_Via_Satellite_AI_photo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Legal Impact of AI for Space in the EU<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404608:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WbjMLcNORaS2w5kPFiY9_VS_080124_DGTL_5-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WbjMLcNORaS2w5kPFiY9_VS_080124_DGTL_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WbjMLcNORaS2w5kPFiY9_VS_080124_DGTL_5-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WbjMLcNORaS2w5kPFiY9_VS_080124_DGTL_5-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WbjMLcNORaS2w5kPFiY9_VS_080124_DGTL_5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tVia Satellite Rising Stars of 2024<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404580:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezflBLVrTyupnFihOsEk_VS_080124_DGTL_3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezflBLVrTyupnFihOsEk_VS_080124_DGTL_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezflBLVrTyupnFihOsEk_VS_080124_DGTL_3-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezflBLVrTyupnFihOsEk_VS_080124_DGTL_3-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezflBLVrTyupnFihOsEk_VS_080124_DGTL_3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhat Does the Smallsat of the Future Look Like?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving With Speed Through Automation Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli laid out nine space acquisition tenets in October 2022, stating at that year\u2019s TechCrunch in Los Angeles, \u201cI think the threats against our systems by both Russia and China right now are too great.\u201d With the importance 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